Subtract months from current date using Calendar.add method


import java.util.Calendar;

public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
    System.out.println("Current date : " + (now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1) + "-"
        + now.get(Calendar.DATE) + "-" + now.get(Calendar.YEAR));

    now = Calendar.getInstance();
    now.add(Calendar.MONTH, -5);
    System.out.println("date before 5 months : " + (now.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1) + "-"
        + now.get(Calendar.DATE) + "-" + now.get(Calendar.YEAR));
  }
}
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